Running-board for box-cars.



J. R. SCHRADER.

RUNNING BOARD FOR BOX CARS.

APPL CATION FILE!) AUG 19,1915- RENEWED OCT. 25; I917.

1 ,300, 1 99. Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

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WITNESSES.- INVENTORF BY 42M flv I 74% w (3 y ATTbRNE gg I. R. SCHRADER.

RUNNING BOARD FOR BOX CARS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG I9. I915- RENE WED OCT. 25, I917.

1,300,199. Patented Apr. 8,1919.

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I I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I I I l I I l I WITNESSES:

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JOHN R. scnnennn, outlaw-YORK, N. Y.

RUNNING-BOARD non BOX-CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

Application filed August 19, 1915, Serial No. 46,263. Renewed October25,1917. Serial No.'198,543.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Join: .R. ScHRAnnR,

citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in thecounty of New York andState of New York, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Running-Boards for Box-Cars, of which thefollowing is a specification. a

My invention relates to box cars and particularly to the running boardstherefor located over the top of the cars for the convenience of trainhands in passing back and forth along the train. I

Heretofore it has been the custom to mount upon the tops of such cars,cross sup; ports or saddles with longitudinal plan nailed theretoarranged end to end along the to of the car. i

Suc an arrangement is subject to a number of objections. The cost ofsuch planks runs into heavy figures for a railroad system. The planksbecome dry, the nails get loose, the planks s lit, the ends aresometimes jammed toget er due to the shocksto which freightcars aresubjected; and broken portions and loose nails trip up -tra1hmenresulting in injury and sometimes -loss of life.

Whenever running boards have tofbe repaired, new planks have to besubstituted for old ones at considerable expense. In wet weather thegrain of the planks being arranged longitudinally of the car, makes themsli 'pery, v

uch running boards also have to be built and repaired upon the tops ofthe cars themselves.

My invention aims to overcome these difficulties.

My invention comprises a suitable support arranged longitudinally of thecar upon which are mounted the short ends of boards of any width but ofsubstantially the same length. These boards are mured to thelongitudinal support and since the grain crosses the car they are lesssligpery in wet Weather. As such short ends 0 boards are found inprofusion around car' shops and railroad yards, the cost of constructionas far as the boards are concerned, is reduced to the lowest limit. 1

The longitudinal supports which I employ are preferably located at eachside 6 15 the. running board and are adapted toreceive the ends of theshort boards located thereon. Angle iron strips are preferred for theselongitudinal supports andthey are struction makes repairs easy either inthe shops or on the car wherever short lengths of boards may be found.

It; is thus apparent that the frame of supports of my running-board ispermanent in construction and the boards, which are subject to wear anddeterioration, are easily re laced.

n the drawings: ;Fi ure 1 is a 1perspective view of my runningard'appied to the top of a freight car. v

F 2' is an end View thereof.

F 1g. 3 is a plan view of a portion thereof.

Fig. 4 is a modification of adetail.

Fi 5 shows how the frame of my running ard is mountedupon' the saddles.

Fig.,-6 shows a perspective view of the modification shown in F ig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a l'an view of a portion of my runningboar removed. F1g.'8 1sa partial transverse sectlon showwith the top securing straps ing amodification in which a channel strip is employed instead of an anglestrip. y

In Fig. 1 the box 'car 'l is provided with saddles 2 properl v One ofthese sadd es is shown in Fig. -5*and is provided with the customarybolt hole 4 by means of which it is secured tothe top of a car as shownin Fig. 2. Secured to one side of the saddle 2 is an angle iron 5suitably bolted to the saddle (not to the roof through the saddle) asindicated at 6, Upon the top flange of this angle iron are riveted thelongitudinal supporting strips 7 and 8.1

These supporting strips may be of any suitable shape adapted to receivetheends of boards 9 shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 7. Upon the top of the endsof these ards are located securing strips 10 and 1 shown-in securedtothe roof 3.

Figs. 1, 2 and 3. These securing strips are preferably bolted throughthe wooden ends and through the flanges of the angle iron strips 7 and8, thereby securing the boards .so that they can not get out of theframe.

At each end of the running-board is an ad ditional strap of iron 12riveted as indicated to the ends of the angle iron strips 10 and 11thereby closing the ends of the running-- boards for the escape of waterand for the purpose of making the boards less slippery to the feet. Ateach cured the strap 15 securing the ends-of the yond the end of the oneby some 10 inches.

. Inv Fig. 6 is shown a modification.

strips 10 and ll as shown, to the end of the .car, the running boardprojecting be- Securedto the longitudinal frame work at each end and onopposite sides thereof are the latitudinal running-boards '16 and 17.

Each one of these running-boards may comprise the longitudinal strips 18and 19 preferably of angle iron. One end of each angle iron is split,one flange being secured to the upstanding flange of the angle iron 11as shown at 20 and the other end being riveted to the bottom flange ofthe angle iron 11 as shown at 21. Similar boards of varying widths 23are located upon the supports '18 and 19 and secured in place by thesecuring strips 24 and 25. A handle 26 may be secured as shown or to therunning-board in any desired manner. An end strap 27 closes the endof'this running-board in thesame way as the strap 12. In Fig. 2 areshown the brackets 28 riveted to the longitudinal strips of this part ofthe running-board and bolted to the side of the car 1. Y The twolatitudinal running-boards may beduplicates and symmetrical if desired.I.

11 place of the angle iron 5 shown in 5 a strap 29 may be employed,- themid le' of the same being bent into the 'recess 30 thereby securing thestra from lateral displacement. The'longitu inal strips of therunning-bo ards may be riveted to the ends of this strap. A strap may beemployed at each saddle if desired. My preferred form of constructionhowever is shown in connection with Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.

The objection to the use of the form shown inFigs. 4 and 6 is that theframeof the'board is bolted through the saddle and throughthe roof ofthe car so that it. is

; possible that leakage might occur and damageto the contents of the cardue to rain might be blamed upon the running-board.-

end of the running-board is se- For this reason, the construction shownin Fig. 5 is preferable, for by means of this construction the runningboard is bolted to the saddles in such a way as not to affect thepresent method of securing them to the top of the car.

Many variations may be made in the form and details of my inventionWithout departing from its spirit.

What I claim and desire to secure for Letters Patent for is 1. Incombination with the roof of a box car and saddles fitting and mountedupon the same, a support disposed longitudinally mounted upon saidsaddles on the roof adapted to receive short lengths of boards andlateral tie straps securing said strips in parallel position secured tosaid saddles.

2. In combination with the roof of a box car and saddles fitting andmounted upon the same, a support disposed longitudinally of the car,composed of stri )S of iron mounted upon said saddles on the roof andlateral tie straps securing said strips in parallel position composed ofiron secured to said saddles.

8. In combination with the roof of a. box car and saddles fitting andmounted upon the same, a support disposed longitudinally of the car,composed of strips of iron mounted upon said saddles on the roof andlateral tie straps securing said strips in ,parallel position secured tosaid saddles.

4. i In combination with the roof of a box car and saddles fitting andmounted upon the same, a support disposed longitudinally of the car,composed of strips mounted upon the ends of said saddles on the roofadapted to receive short lengths of boards arranged laterally upon andsecured to said longitudinal support and a binding strip adapted tosecure the ends. of said short lengths to said longitudinal support, onebinding to said longitudinal support and a binding strip adapted tosecure the ends of said short lengths to said longitudinal support,

.one binding" strip for each longitudinal strip of angle iron.

6. Incombination with the roof of a box car and saddles fitting andmounted upon the-same, a support disposed longitudinally ofthe car,composed of strips mounted upon the'ends of said saddles on the roof,adapted-to receive short lengths of boards arranged laterally upon andsecured to said longitudinal support, the ends secured to said stri sand prevented thereby irom being disp aced in a lateral direction,lateral tie straps securing said strips 'in parallel position.

7. In a running board for the to of, a box car, a support disposedlongitu inally of the car, composed of strips mounted upon the ends ofsaddles. on the=roof adapted to receive short lengths of boards arrangedlaterally upon and secured tosaid longitudinal support, the ends securedto said'strips'and prevented thereby from being displaced in a lateraldirection, lateral tie straps securing said strips in parallel posit-ion, composed of angle iron.

8. In a running-board for the to of a box car, a support disposedlongitu inally ranged laterally upon and secured to'said longitudinalsupport, and -latitudinal exten-' sions for said running-board having-asimilar construction.

10. In; combination with thereof of a .box car and saddles fitting andmounted upon the same, a support disposed longitudinally of the car andshort lengths of. boards arranged laterally upon and secured to saidlongitudinal support, latitudmalextenslons for sald running-board havinga smnlar construction, the supports thereof composed of 11. Incombination with the roof of a box car and saddles fitting-and mountedupon the same, a support disposed longitudinally of the car of angleiron, shortlengths of boards arranged laterally upon an'dsecured to saidlongitudinal supportand end straps across the ends of said longitudinalsupport,

and separators between said boards to space them.

box car, a support disposed longitudinally of the car, composedof'strips of angle iron,

L section, adapted to receive short lengths of boards arranged laterallyupoiij and "se cured to said longitudinal support, a binding stripadapted to secure the ends of said short lengthsto said longitudinalsupport, one binding strip for each longitudinal stripof angle iron. 1 Ji 13. In a running board for the top 0 a box car, asupport disposedlongitudi'na y of the car, composed of strips of angle iron,

12. In a running board for the top of a.

I; sectionp adapted to receive short lengths of boards arrangedlaterally upon and se- -'c ured to said longitudinal support, a'bindingstrip adapted to secure the ends of said short lengths to saidlongitudinal support, onebinding strip for each longitudinal strip ofangle iron, and lateral tie straps securing said "strips in parallelposition.

14. In combination with the roof of a box car and a plurality of saddlesmounted crosswise upon the same distributed alon the roof, a supportdisposed lgmgitudinally of the car upon saidsaddles and short lengthsofboards arranged laterally upon said longitudinal support.

15. In combination with the roof of a box car and a plurality Of saddlesmounted crosswise upon the 'same distributed along the roof, asu'pportdisposed longitudinally of the car composed of a frame mounted upon saidsaddles 'on' the roof, short lengths ofboards arranged laterally uponand secured to said longitudinalsupport.

16."In combination with the roof of a box car and a plurality of saddlesmounted cross wise upon the same, distributed along the a supportdisposed longitudinally of the-car, composedof strips of iron mountedupon the ends of said saddles and short lengths ofbo'ards arrangedlaterally upon and secured to' said longitudinal support.

17. In combination withthe roof of a box car and a plurality of saddlesmounted cross- Wise upon the same, distributed along the roof, a supportdisposed longitudinally of the car, composed'of strips mounted upon saidsaddles onthe roof and short lengths of boards arranged laterally uponand secured to said longitudinal support.

18; In combination with the roof of a box car and a 'pluralityof saddlesmounted crosswise upon theifs'ame, distributed along the roof, a supportdisposed longitudinally of t scar, composed of strips of iron mountedupon the endsfof said saddles andla teral t1e strap' fsecuring saidstrips in parallel position; I

' 1'9. Infcombination With the roof of a box car and ajplurality'ofsaddles mounted cross ayise upon the samed'is'tributed along the roof,aSuPPOItdiSPQSed long u of the ear,composed of, strips of iron mountedupon. said saddles and lateral tie straps se curing said strips inparallel position.

20. In combination with the roof of a box car anda'plurality of saddlesmounted crosswisefup'onv the same distributed along the roof, 9. supportdisposed longitudinally of the car. composed of strips of iron mountedupon" the ends of said saddles adapted to receive short lengths ofboards and lateral tie straps securing said strips in parallel positionsecured tosaid saddles.

21. In combination with thelroof of a box car and a plurality of saddlesmounted crossv the said short roof, a support disposed v 3 the car onsaid saddlesiands wise upon the same distributed along the r'oof,-.,asupport disposed longitudinally of thecar, composed of strips mountedupon the ends of said saddles adapted to receive short lengths of boardsarranged laterally short lengths of boards. arranged Iaterally.-. uponand secured to said 1ong1tudina1 sup-'- port and a binding strip adaptedsecure lengths to saidal'ongltudinal pp I p M 2 Incombinationwitlitherroofof'a box I car and a pluralityofs'addlfimounted-cross.

wise upon'the same,;distr1buted a1 ng the llillnfll y liortlength ofboards arranged laterally' juponandsecured to' said longitudinalsupport," and lati tudinal extensions for said running board having asimilar construction,

24. In combination, a running board mounted upon the top of a box car ona member disposed longitudinally of the car, provided with amultlplicity of supports for said member, providing for the flowing awayof rain water, short lengths ofboards arranged laterally upon andsecured to said longitudinal member and end straps across the ends ofsaid longitudinal support.

25. In combination, arunning board for the top of a boxcar, mounted on amember disposed longitudinallyof the car above and free from its roof,means supporting said member onsaid top at a. pluralit of points alongthe roof, providing for t e flowing away ofrain, and short lengths ofmaterial suitable for a foot walk arranged laterally EPOII and securedto said longitudinal mem- Signed at New York in the county of New Yorkand State of New York.

1 JOHN R. SCHRADER. Witnesses:

. MYRON F. HILL,

NmsoN ONES.

